Pump and sprinkler



(No Model.)

A. J. POLANSKY. Pump and Sprinkler.

Patented 4March 1, 188|.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT @innene ALOIS J. POLANSKY, OF FAYETTEVILLE, TEXAS.

PUMP AND SPRINKLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,430, dated March 1, 1881.

Application tiled August 2, 1880 (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, ALoIs J. PoLANsxY, of Fayetteville, in the county of Fayette and State of Tex-as, have invented a new and Improved Pump and Sprinkler,ef which the followingis a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, durable, and effective device, designed especially for use in sprinkling cotton-plants 1o with poisonous solutions, to protect them against the ravages`of injurious insects and worms.

The invention consists of a portable forcepump provided with a capacious air-chamber,

and having on the end of its discharge-pipe a sprinkler oi'novel form, which causes the liquid to be ejected in fine spray.

Figure 1 is a partly-sectional side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the 2o same on line w fr, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of the sprinkler. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional elevation of the sprinkler on line y y, Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- 2 5 sponding parts.

This pump is designed to be fitted into a barrel containing the poisonous solution that is to be sprinkled on the plants.

In the drawings, A is a circular fan-shaped 3o reservoir, with perforations a a in its bottom,

which ts into and closes the top of the barrel. (Not shown.) Projecting downward from this reservoir A is the lift-pipe B of the pump, with an outer shell of galvanized iron and an 3 5 inner one of zinc, on whose lower end is a finelyperforated strainer, B', whose perforations b b are designed to be smaller than the perforations in the sprinkler G, to insure that nothing shall pass through the pump that shall choke 4o the perforations in said sprinkler G. In the pipe B an ordinary lift-valve, c, rests on its annular seat c.

Immediately above the valve-seat c' a herizontal pipe, G, communicates with the lift-pipe B, said pipe C having about midway of its length a diaphragm or stop, d, and on either side of said diaphragm d a short vertical pipe, D D', respectively, both of which connect with the bottom of an air-chamber, E, that extends 5o upward to the reservoir A, and laterally nearly lls the space between the lift-pipe B and the vertical discharge or force pipe F, that communicates with the other end of the horizontal pipe C. In the pipe D, or resting` on the top thereof, within the chamber E, is a lift-valve, f. The force or discharge pipe F is connected at right angles with the horizontal pipe C, and extends upward, parallel with the pipe B and chamber E, through the reservoirA, and thence projects tapering forward and upward at au 6o angle of about forty-five degrees, and has the sprinkler G attached to its extremity.

H is a brace secured to the bottom ot' the reservoir A and to the pipe F, in order to support the latter more rmly, and I represents a diagonal brace, of which there are two-one on each sideextending from the bottom of the reservoir Atothe pipe G through the airchamber E, to assist in further bracing and stift'ening the parts of the device. 7o

The handle or lever K of the pump is pivoted at g in the brace H, near the dischargepipe F, extends rearward, and has attached to it the pump-rod K', on the end of which, within the lift-pipe B, is'the plunger K.

The sprinkler Gr consists of a cylindrical vessel, h, provided in its front with lateral perforations M, having in its top a central opening,

h', for convenience of cleaning out said sprinkler, which opening is closed by a screw-cap, h, 8o and having a fish-shaped semicircular liange,

k, attached to its front, below the perforations t i, said iange 7o being provided with crescentshaped openings kf at its junction with the vessel h, while the upper edge of said langelc is designed to be about on a level with the line of perferations it', so that jets of solution forced through said perforations t' 'i shall strike upon the edge ot' said ange 7c and be thereby broken into spray, that is forced forward and lat- 9o erally upon the plants that are to be sprinkled, while the liquid that is not forced outin spray runs back, through the crescent-shaped openings c', into the circular pan L, which surrounds the discharge-pipe F, just below the sprinkler G, and is connected with said sprinkler G by a brace, l, and from this pan L the returning liquid runs back along the outside ot' the inclined portion of the pipe F into the reservoir A, and thence into the barrel (not roc shown) in which the pump is placed.

In lieu of the screw-cap 7L on the top of the sprinkler G, an air-chamber may be attached thereto, for the purpose of making the, flow of the liquid from the said sprinkler more continuous.

This device is easily transported, convenient to operate, and ej ects the liquid in a liner spray and for a greater distance than any of the pumps and sprinklers that are used for this purpose.

Having thus fully described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a combined pump and sprinkler, the combination, with the lift and discharge pipes, of the perforated reservoir A, substantially as and for the purpose described.

ALOIS JOSEF POLANSKY.

Vitnesses S. T. HOLEHAK, F. HEIN'rscHEL. 

